REM - "find the river" Tablature

here's a new song for the REM-archive.
I've taken the lyrics from this year's christmas package, i.e.
they're straight from the horse's mouth.



FIND THE RIVER (from the album "Automatic For The People")

INTRO:

(E) ------2-------2
(B) ----3-3-----3-3 play 2 times
(G) --2---2---0---0
(D) 0-----0-2-----2


D F Em G
D F A /


Verse:

D F
hey now little speedyhead
Em G
the read on the speedmeter says
D F A
you have to go to task in the city
D F
where people drown and people serve
Em G
don't be shy your just deserve
D F A
is only just light years to go


Chorus:

G A
me, my thoughts are flower strewn
D Em
ocean storm, bayberry moon
G A D
I have got to leave to find my way
G A
watch the road and memorize
D Em
this life that pass before my eyes
G A D
nothing is going my way.

Note: Last chord of chorus is first chord of verse

D F Em G
D F A /

Verse (as above):

the ocean is the rivers goal
a need to leave the water knows
we're closer now than light years to go.

Chorus (as above):

I have got to find the river
bergamot and vetiver
run through my head and fall away
leave the road and memorize
this life that pass before my eyes
nothing is going my way.

Repeat INTRO

Verse:

there's no one left to take the lead
but I tell you and you can see
we're closer now than light years to go.
pick up here and chase the ride
the river empties to the tide
fall into the ocean.

Chorus:

the river to the ocean goes
a fortune for the undertow
none of this is going my way.
there is nothing left to throw
of ginger, lemon, indigo,
coriander stem and rose of hay.
strength and courage overrides
the privileged and weary eyes
of river poet search naivete.
pick up here and chase the ride
the river empties to the tide
all of this is coming your way.

End on D

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FIND THE RIVER (by REM)



-------2---------0----
----3--3------3--3----
Intro Riff: --2----2----0----0---- x 2
0------0--2------2----
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D Dm Dsus2 Dsus4/G x 2

D Dm Dsus2 Dsus4/G
Hey now little speedy head, the read on the speedmeter says
D Dm Dsus2
you have to go the task in the city
D Dm
Where people drown and people serve,
Dsus2 Dsus4/G D Dm Dsus2
Don't be shy, your just deserve is only just light years to go.

G A D Em
Me, my thoughts are flower strewn, ocean storm, bayberry moon.
G A D
I have got to leave to find my way
G A D Em
Watch the road and memorize this life that pass before my eyes,
G A D
nothing is going my way


D Dm Dsus2 Dsus4/G x 2


D Dm Dsus2 Dus4/G
The ocean is the rivers goal, a need to leave the water knows.
D Dm Dsus2
We're closer now than light years to go.

G A D Em
I have got to find the river, bergamot and vetiver
G A D
Run through my head and fall away.
G A D Em
Leave the road and memorize this life that pass before my eyes,
G A D
nothing is going my way.


REPEAT INTRO RIFF


D Dm Dsus2 Dsus4/G
There's no one left to take the lead, but I tell you and you can see
D Dm Dsus2
We're closer now and light years to go
D Dm Dsus2 Dsus4/G
Pick up here and chase the ride. The river empties to the tide;
D Dm Dsus2
Fall into the ocean.

G A D Em
The river to the ocean goes, a fortune for the undertow.
G A D
None of this is going my way.
G A D Em
There is nothing left to throw of ginger, lemon, indigo,
G A D
Coriander stem and rose of hay.
G A D Em
Strength and courage overrides these privileged and weary eyes of
G A D
River poet search naivete.
G A D Em
Pick up here and chase the ride, the river empties to the tide.
G A D
All of this is coming your way.


REPEAT INTRO RIFF

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